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BOARD OP GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

R&S MR 618
October 24, 1939

OPEN-MARKET MONEY RATES IN NEW YORK CITY
( P e r c e n t per annum)
Week ending S a t u r d a y

P r e v a i l i n g r a t e on:
Commercial paper ( p r i m e , 4 t o 6 months) * , . . .

Rate on S t o c k - e x c h a n g e c a l l l o a n s : \J
Renewal *. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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O c t . 21
1939

O c t , 14 I Sept ,23
1939
1939

Oct .22
1938

5/8-3/4
7/lG
1 1/4

5/8-3/4
7/16
11/4

5/8-3/4
7/16
1 1/4

5/8-5/
7/16
1 1/4

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00
1.00

.04
.026
.67
2.47
3.14
5.33

Average y i e l d on United S t a t e s o b l i g a t i o n s :
T r e a s u r y b i l l s (91 days)
New is&»ue

.05
.027
.70
2.55

.86
2.66

.13
.082
1.09
2.74

3.14
4,88

3,20
4.92

3.23
4.98

.05

.053

Average y i e l d on c o r p o r a t e b o n d s : 2f

\J Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s .
^ / Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s , "week e n d i n g F r i d a y ,